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01.03.2021 - 21:19 / variety.com
Anna Marie de la Fuente After enduring endless months of COVID-19 lockdown, Chile’s film and TV industry is revving up production once more.
And several women are leading the charge.Various high-profile titles are either in production or setting up dates, such as season two of Lucía Puenzo’s hit series “La Jauria” and, starting this month, Francisca Alegria’s debut feature, “The Cow Who Sang a Song About the Future.” Fernando Guzzoni’s “Blanquita” aims to start principal photography by July,
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Their journey to find love continues … off camera. Tyler Cameron and Clay Harbor revealed they have no desire to make an appearance on any Bachelor franchise series in the future.
Stephen Curry's Unanimous Media has bolstered its film and TV production team by promoting Jenelle Lindsay to executive vp and hiring documentary maker Brian Tetsuro Ivie as creative producer. Lindsay, who joined the production banner founded by Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and Erick Peyton in 2018 as vp development, was the first hire at Unanimous.
Vanessa Hudgens is lucky in love. The Princess Switch star, 31, shared the most adorable photo to Instagram of herself and boyfriend Cole Tucker cuddling up while she had the biggest grin on her face. Cole, 24, was clearly telling his girlfriend something hilarious, as she was laughing so hard while trying to enjoy her fancy drink. “This makes me happpyyyy,” Vanessa captioned the March 16 photo.
This could be the start of something new. Vanessa Hudgens proved she’s head over heels for new beau Cole Tucker in a sweet Instagram post on Monday, March 15.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterVeteran studio executive Lee Rosenthal is leaving Paramount Pictures, it was announced internally on Tuesday.In a memo from Paramount Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts, staff was informed that Rosenthal was “departing Paramount Pictures to pursue other opportunities.” His most recent title was head of physical production.“Lee has been a driving force in many of the company’s past and recent successes, including ‘The Big Short,’ ‘Rocketman,’ and such
Irish animation Wolfwalkers has been nominated for an Oscar in the Animated Feature Film category as this year’s full nomination list was announced today.
James Cameron‘s 2009 film Avatar has become the highest-grossing film of all-time at the global box office – again!
As has been expected over the past few days, James Cameron’s Avatar has swapped places with Avengers: Endgame, reclaiming the title of highest-grossing movie ever worldwide. The China reissue of the 2009 3D sci-fi phenomenon had taken an estimated RMB 58M ($8.9M) through 5PM local time on Saturday after re-releasing on Friday in the market.
Little Big Town singers Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild have racked up some big radio hits, but they also acknowledge the existence of systemic sexism in country music.
An 83-year-old man goes undercover in a nursing home in The Mole Agent, Chilean director Maite Alberdi’s Oscar hopeful that’s been shortlisted for both International Feature and Documentary.
Jimmy Fallon is putting his own unique spin on some of TikTok’s most well-known songs.
Anna Marie de la Fuente With a new memoir out and three-part miniseries ‘Isabel’ poised to launch March 12 on HBO Max, celebrated Chilean author Isabel Allende is back in the spotlight. Having been in quarantine the past year has made her even more productive, with her memoir “The Soul of a Woman,” on sale since March 2, and a new novel set to drop by the end of the year.On Jan. 8, as she is renowned to do, Allende started work on another book.
Jamie Lang Chile’s Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic), which is preparing for its rescheduled, entirely digital industry section which will run March 18-25, ahead of its traditional in-person festival, scheduled for August, has revealed the projects’ lineup for its Santiago Lab Fiction, Documentary and Series sections.Sanfic’s brand new Series Lab, headed by Agustina Lumi and Alejandra Marano, has selected six Chilean productions or co-productions representative of the region’s
Jamie Lang France’s Manny Films has boarded Chilean feature “Maybe It Is True What They Are Saying About Us,” and will co-produce alongside leading Chilean independent label Storyboard Media and Argentina’s Murillo Cine, whose credits include Cannes sidebar entries “The Snatch Thief” and “Land of Ashes.”“We are thrilled that Manny Films is joining as a co-producer on this exciting film,” Storyboard’s Carlos Nuñez told Variety.
Anna Marie de la Fuente A chess champion in his youth, Brandon Burrows, principal and founder of shingle Firebrand, approaches producing like a chess game. His love for film sparked at an early age when his father owned a video store.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Since Kirsty Bell founded Goldfinch Entertainment in 2016, the company has funded over 200 film and TV projects over the past five years, including the acclaimed “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” Amazon’s “Le Mans: Racing Is Everything” and “Killers Anonymous” with Gary Oldman and Jessica Alba. She has also launched an online art gallery as well as a physical one in her hometown of Newcastle, England.It was during the first week of the pandemic lockdown that Bell
Anna Marie de la Fuente After scouring a handful of locations, U.K.-based MSR Media producer Philippe Martinez has landed on the Caribbean island of Nevis to shoot six films back-to-back. With the pandemic still wreaking havoc in many countries, Nevis Island ticked all the boxes where stringent protocols have rendered few cases and no deaths.